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Conference | Southeastern Conference |
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Coaches | No. 22 (tie) |
CB | No. 22 |
Record | 12–5 (0–0 SEC) |
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Home stadium | Alex Box Stadium |
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No. 1 Florida | 0 | – | 0 | – | 16 | – | 1 | .941 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee | 0 | – | 0 | – | 15 | – | 2 | .882 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 3 Georgia | 0 | – | 0 | – | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Carolina | 0 | – | 0 | – | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 6 Vanderbilt | 0 | – | 0 | – | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Missouri • | 0 | – | 0 | – | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kentucky | 0 | – | 0 | – | 11 | – | 6 | .647 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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No. 8 Ole Miss | 0 | – | 0 | – | 16 | – | 1 | .941 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alabama | 0 | – | 0 | – | 16 | – | 1 | .941 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas A&M | 0 | – | 0 | – | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 17 Mississippi State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 18 Auburn | 0 | – | 0 | – | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 19 LSU | 0 | – | 0 | – | 12 | – | 5 | .706 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 14 Arkansas | 0 | – | 0 | – | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
‡ – Tournament champion
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The 2020 LSU Tigers baseball team will represent Louisiana State University in the 2020 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Tigers played their home games at Alex Box Stadium.
On March 11, the Southeastern Conference released a news statement announcing the restriction of fans at all SEC home spring athletic games, including baseball. On March 12, the Southeastern Conference released a new statement announcing the suspension of all athletics until as early as March 30. These announcements came after the COVID-19 pandemic [2] has swept throughout the United States. On March 16, Louisiana governor John Bel Edwards announced the cancelation, closure, and postponements for facilities and events with more than 50 people until April 13, thus stopping all baseball games in the state of Louisiana until that date. [3]
The Tigers finished 40–26 overall, and 17–13 in the conference. The Tigers won the Baton Rouge Regional in the 2019 NCAA Division I baseball tournament before losing the Baton Rouge Super Regional to Florida State.
The SEC coaches poll was released on February 6, 2020 with the Tigers predicted to finish tied for third in the Western Division. [4]
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Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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1 | Arkansas | 82 (5) |
2 | Mississippi State | 73 (4) |
T–3 | Auburn | 67 (2) |
T–3 | LSU | 67 (3) |
5 | Texas A&M | 44 |
6 | Ole Miss | 38 |
7 | Alabama | 21 |
First Team
Reference: [4]
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Paul Mainieri | Head coach | |||||||
Alan Dunn | Associate head coach | |||||||
Nolan Cain | Assistant Coach/recruiting coordinator | |||||||
Eddie Smith | Hitting Coach | |||||||
Nate Fury | Director of Baseball Operations | |||||||
Travis Roy | Strength and conditioning coordinator | |||||||
Jamie Tutko | Director of Video and Scouting | |||||||
Hunter Kiel | Undergraduate Assistant Coach | |||||||
Cory Couture | Sr. Associate Athletic Trainer |
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Legend: = Win = Loss = Cancelled/Suspended Bold = LSU team member |
*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
Coaches' [7] | 12 | 12* | 22 | 19 | |||||||||||||
Baseball America [8] | 14 | 13 | 14 | 20 | 20 | ||||||||||||
Collegiate Baseball^ [9] | 11 | 12 | 19 | 22 | 19 | ||||||||||||
NCBWA† [10] | 13 | 13 | 16 | 21 | 18 | ||||||||||||
D1Baseball [11] | 11 | 11 | 11 | 21 | 19 |
^ Collegiate Baseball ranks 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* New poll was not released for this week so for comparison purposes the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.
Player | Position | Round | Overall | MLB Team |
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Cole Henry | RHP | 2 | 55 | Washington Nationals |
Daniel Cabrera | OF | B | 62 | Detroit Tigers |
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